Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, dietary content, and risk factors that cause a predisposition towards cardiovascular disease

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 251-257

  Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto ^a,b   Guedes, Joana Elisabete Ribeiro Pinto ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b 725/304 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body fat; Lipoproteins; Plasma lipids

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862721540     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2001000900005     Document Type: Article

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